diff --git a/packages/generator-feathers/package.json b/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
index a37a0b0809..7fccf36699 100644
--- a/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
+++ b/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.17.2",
     "compression": "^1.6.2",
     "cors": "^2.8.3",
-    "eslint": "^4.0.0",
+    "eslint": "^5.0.0",
     "feathers": "^2.1.3",
     "feathers-configuration": "^0.4.1",
     "feathers-errors": "^2.8.1",